Prada's SS11 Creepers: Three's a Crowd

Prada's 'Creeper' shoes. Or was that 'Creepy'?

Prompted by a sighting of Prada's infamous brogue- trainers along Carnaby Street in London last night, I feel it about time to give my 2pence worth on these £510 shoes.

First brought to our attention at the catwalk in Milan last September, the 'Creeper' shoe became something of an overnight sensation. Turn to the many blogs and articles on these brogues - cum - espadrilles - cum - trainers, and you'll notice an overarching sentiment of they're ugly but I have to have them; so much so that the shoes - available for both men and women- completely sold out across London in March.

At the risk of removing myself for evermore from the inner circle of the 'fashionable,' I have to say that these Creeper shoes are just plain Creepy. A fusion of two shoe design concepts may provide a ying/yang balance but a mixture of three? Prada, didn't you ever learn that three's a crowd?

Being at the very height of fashion

Every month I eagerly anticipate 2 particular deliveries from Mr Postman. Today I came home to find part 2 of 2: Vogue's June edition. After several years of annual subscriptions to both Elle and Vogue, I have accumulated enough paper to feed an industrial printer and contributed a good 1/2 square mile to the deforestation of the Amazon. 

My London based Elle & Vogue Magazine Collection.
My stack at home rivals my 5 ft 3 height.

Am I however in the least bit sorry? Sorry no. I may tweet as the sun rises and as the sun goes down, post incessantly on Facebook to the point of finger cramp and check in on Foursquare like a parent having left a newborn for the first time, but sometimes print is just perfect.  


So get me some shades, a bikini, some 'fruit' printed accessory and Vogue's guide to 'Summer Chic' for my own personal way of welcoming in Summer. All that's missing now is the beach and the sun. Lastminute.com maybe you can help here?